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When you are broke that’s when everything needs to be paid. Right? RIGHT!
Last week I couldn’t sleep and ended up getting up at like 3 or 4 and listing a bunch on eBay. Anyways, mostly all of it ended today and I made A SHIT TON of money. Enough to pay for my hospital co-pay for our delivery in March. I am so stoked. But, I will mourn the loss of my orange patent Chloe bag. A sign of total excess. It’s sad that just a few short years ago I could ask my husband for something so extravagant and he didn’t bat an eye and now? I’m usually worried how the PG&E bill will get paid on time.
I guess the moral of all this is that decadent spending is never a good idea, because that money may seem like chump change at one point- but later you look back at all the things you’ve purchased both hugely expensive and some maybe $100.00 in MAC eyeshadow you’ve never worn-ever- and realize that now, you probably wouldn’t be struggling if you had just been smarter with your money to begin with. Oh well- live & learn, right?
I won’t be making the mistake of a million dollar bag anytime soon!
But I did.
Today I got a ton for Hudson for Christmas. Like, I had wanted to purchase one thing for him just as something to open on Christmas morning. I know that sounds cheap or mean or whatever but his birthday is next month and it’s his first Christmas and I have no doubt the grandparents will spoil him silly. Plus- he has NO IDEA what is going on and would rather play with the wrapping paper anyhow. Sooooo- I fail. He has at least 5 things under that tree so far.
I also broke down and spent $30.00 for two quick snapshots of Hudson with Santa. That’s all $30.00 will buy you with Santa in the SF Bay Area. It hurts my heart! Plus, they aren’t even like on the computer so I have to go upstairs and SCAN THEM later just to share them with you guys!
But, the good news I am down to just a couple little things left to buy and then I am 110% DONE with my Christmas shopping. I shouldn’t spend any more than $100.00 more, which makes me happy since I did Christmas this year in CASH no credit cards were harmed in the making of Christmas 2009!! For this, I am very very proud!
Tonight after my feet stop throbbing I will head out again to get everything that remains. Then, I will officially be on STRIKE. I won’t so much as head to the grocery store until after Christmas. I like less than 20 blocks from the mall and it took 30 minutes to get there. I do not love holiday traffic.
I have been torn. First: as I’ve said a million times- I am poor. Like, really poor. But, my house/condo/townhouse is 1100 sq feet and by March will house my husband, myself, Hudson, Sawyer & Truman, two dogs and a cat.
That is a LOT of life in 1100 square feet. So, I have to be really careful about how I use the space and keeping things design savvy enough that people don’t think they walked into the world’s teeniest day care center. Unfortunately, high design costs money. It is a legitimate problem finding baby/kid items that are nice to look at, functional and take up little space- at a Goodwill price.
With Hudson I found a great highchair that was pretty, functional and takes up very little space. The price was hefty for a highchair but Hudson has really great aunties.
It’s one of those chairs that are so ridiculous that it doesn’t even come with the cushion- that sets you back another $40- hard earned dollars.
Anyways, I LOVE the Svan highchair and when I registered for it I figured Hudson and his FUTURE siblings could use it. Like, because there would be a gap of YEARS between my children. Clearly I fail. And now, Hudson will still need a highchair type apparatus when the twins start needing one as well. And yes, there are ways around buying more high chairs. But seriously- any mom who feeds a small baby/toddler on the regular KNOWS you cannot feed them one at a freaking time. (Yes, this has been suggested to me.) I don’t have enough time in the day. By the time breakfast was done it would be time to prepare lunch!
So, my awesome plan is that the highchair fairy will somehow bring me another Svan (or you know, I could save the $300.00) and then I will invest in this neat little booster for the Hud-B. That way, the twins will have matching highchairs and Hudson can still eat simultaneously.
And when Truman & Sawyer are out of highchairs- the Svan chair turns into a toddler chair and then an adult desk chair for their rooms. See, I SAID it was functional.
That’s my plan.
So, for whatever reason I decided to visit one of my favorite baby websites GIGGLE today. I registered there when I had Hudson since all their stores are local, but I clearly can’t be so ambitious this time around so I stuck to the less decadent – but equally cool- Lullaby Lane.
Anyways, I got sucked in this morning looking at their UNDER $75.00 gift section and found some really cute stuff.
These two backpacks KILL me! But $42.00 each sucks and I think if I got them I’d have to get three. I can just picture three little 2 year olds bouncing around with these on their backs. Adorable.
This owl toy bin is adorable and I can totally picture it overflowing with stuffed animals in the corner of the kids room. eeeek. But, again $40?! I dunno. Kinda crazy for a small canvas bin. I wish I was rich.
And on the subject of owls- I really think the twins need this set even if it costs $38.00. I had been given this beautiful Dwell set for Hudson at his shower but I confess I didn’t use it much because I was too afraid to ruin it. How Krust of me! 
Anyways, this time I’d use it.
And last but not least: I love this mailbox set. Luckily, for me it’s 3 years and up which is still a long way off (I hope!) and no use even thinking about spending $50.00 on felt that can’t be used for another couple years. In that time I can figure out how to fashion my own. But DAMN it is cute.
I love it.
Anyhow- That’s what I’m drooling over today. :/
(for me!)
I started listing some stuff on eBay this morning at like 6 AM because I couldn’t sleep. I got through a few items and I will keep listing all weekend. I’d really appreciate everyone facebooking, myspacing, twittering, blogging my eBay link if you have the time so I can get more exposure for my items!
You can check out my stuff here.
Anyways if you get a chance to check out what is for sale you should. I had to rescue a few designer items from the pile after discovering I have a baby girl on the way. I can only imagine how happy it would of made me if my Mom had owned Chanel handbags! So, now I have to save a few for little Sawyer. But, I am still getting rid of some Chanel, Dior, Chloe and Tiffany’s items which should all be listed by the end of the weekend. Also selling random baby stuff and basically just a random mix of stuff. Even stuff that my sister in laws were going to sell at their garage sale for super cheap! I rescued those items and listed them!
I’ve seen this a bunch of times in the MoMA store in NYC and online- but the price tag is scary.
Today I saw this picture of a nursery with two of these side by side. I can only assume they were the DNA prints of the parents. Which is adorable since baby is obviously a mix of both. I wish I could afford 2 ($595.00 each) for the kids play-loft area. But, of course- that ain’t gonna happen. Yes, I said ain’t. *Edit: according to DNA art 11 the double print may be $650.00. The one from MoMA is $595.00*
Check it out though. I could maybe afford the mini ones- but that’s kinda lame since it ruins the entire statement of these huge DNA prints hanging side by side like: “WE MADE YOUUUUU”
Just adorable.
I’m pretty sure they are wrong when they say “Money can’t buy happiness” I mean- I’m happy now. I can only imagine that money would augment my life tenfold. Husband home all day to hang? Check. Bill-free living? Check. Possibility of one day owning something larger than our one-bedroom condo? Check. DNA posters are affordable? Check. Sounds like a win to me.
As you may or may not remember, I was in love with this top from Old Navy for baby girls. Looking back I was probably pregnant when I first saw it. But, not knowing that- I didn’t buy it. Then, once I knew I was prego I didn’t buy because I didn’t want to get crazy on clothes before I even knew what I was having. Of course once I did find out there was in fact a girl in my tummy- this dress was NO WHERE to be found. UNTIL TODAY!!
We were in Old Navy (not our usual one) looking at maternity jeans for me. I ended up with maternity cords, but- I also ended up finding THIS SHIRT!!!
It is a 0-3 month size, which isn’t the size I would have picked if there were choices, but never the less, Sawyer will be rocking this and there will be pictures!! YAY for Old Navy sale racks. Since it was down to $5.98 from $10.80. NICE!
So far this week has been successful. Last night not only was Hudson sound asleep by 8:30- he slept completely through the night in his own bed. Yes, it’s not the first time- but it’s the first time in weeks he has slept in his bed the entire time. I woke up this morning almost SCARED to go check on him because I was thinking “something has to be wrong- why isn’t he up/ in my bed?!”
But, he was fine, obviously and I am just a crazy mom- who should just take this awesomeness as what it is! AWESOMENESS! I will go with it and cross my fingers that it is gonna go well again tonight.
Currently, Hudson is crawling around my room with a shoe in his mouth and his brush in his hand, combing walls and important stuff like that.
Yesterday, he took a very long nap and I spent much of the time searching the interwebs for stuff for Hudson’s birthday party. I have ordered a few things so far- I know- totally getting out of hand. But, I got excited because I booked our clubhouse for the party yesterday and now I have a one track mind! Having my little guys fabulous 1st birthday party. What can I say? I think Mandy inspired me! Plus, let’s face it- this is a recession. I have very limited money and in order to afford a nice party, I will have to buy a bit at a time whenever I have extra funds to spare. And by extra I mean- literally spare change!
And, after taking an extended hiatus since my last paragraph- kiddo is having a crisis. How do they get so upset so quickly? Usually Hudson eats 4 -7 ounce bottles a day plus a meal. He should probably eat a fewwww meals but I’m lazy, let’s face it. A meal example is a yo-baby (oh, more on that later!) and two 1-ounce cubes of fruit and two 1-ounce cubes of a vegetable. (or, lets face it- sometimes a premade jar.) He also eats oatmeal too. This is all besides the point. Yesterday- he had 3 bottles and a meal and was passed out cold by 8:30, like I said. Today- he is on bottle THREE and it’s 11:30 AM. What the eff is that?! He’s a hippo today! I’m kinda annoyed. He’s usually so easy and today he is either screaming for a baba or racing around pulling everything off of well- EVERYTHING!
Now- onto the Yo baby yogurt. It looks so gross. It’s supppperrrr thick and freaks me out. I haven’t tasted it but Hudson LOVES it. So, I get it. Even though it’s never on sale which annoys me. Anyways, my Mom always tells these stories about how when I was really young she’s ask me “where’s the baby?” on the side of the Gerber jars and I’d point and get stoked, but that no one ever witnessed it and everyone thought she was crazy. She asks Hudson the same thing when she feed him Gerber or in a book or pictures: : “where’s the baby!?” and then freaks out and tells me that “he totally pointed and smiled!” I will say, I thought she was crazy. But last night Hudson kept pointing at the yo baby and babbling and smiling. I held out the canister and sure enough he pointed directy to the baby and squealed. Mom was RIGHT!And it was reallllly cute. Go Hudson!
Also within the last few days he has learned to crawl up and OVER the couch- don’t worry- he doesn’t fall. But, he does crawl up onto the sofa table and I am worried that I don’t have the energy to stop him from climbing the walls when he decides to!
OK- I suppose that’s all.
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